Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to JPMorgan Chase on August 20, SK Hynix may provide additional $130 billion in shareholder returns by 2027. The South Korean chipmaker announced a 40 trillion won ($29 billion) stock repurchase plan and raised its shareholder payout commitment to at least 50% of cumulative free cash

South Korea's KOSPI index surged 5.9% on August 20, driven by foreign net buying of 1.7 trillion won and a rally in semiconductor stocks. SK Hynix announced a major shareholder return program, triggering broad gains across large-cap chipmakers. The KOSDAQ index rose approximately 2%, with Altogen

According to Jin10, spot gold retreated on Thursday (Aug 20) after rallying overnight, dropping 0.6% to around $4,490 per ounce. The pullback came as investors locked in profits following positive U.S. Treasury liquidity news. Gold had earlier climbed to $4,525/oz, marking its highest level since

According to Jin10 and Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesperson Salim Rikami on August 20, Iraq plans to construct a new oil pipeline from the Basra oilfield through Hadithah to Syria's Banias and Turkey's Ceyhan ports, with a projected construction timeline of 2 to 3 years following agreement signing.

EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1687, marking its highest level since May 14.

According to News Tomato, the Korean won-dollar exchange rate returned to the 1,390 won level on August 20 morning, as the stronger dollar trend that had persisted over the past three months showed signs of stabilizing. The currency pair has declined 117.8 won (7.81 percent) in the past three months

SK Hynix could return a minimum of 180 trillion won to shareholders by 2027, separate from its recently announced 40 trillion won share buyback and cancellation program, according to JP Morgan analyst Jay Kwon. The projection, disclosed in a report on the 20th and covered by Bloomberg, is based on t

According to Bank of America's August 19 report, Marvell signed a warrant agreement with Google for custom chip collaboration valued at up to $120 billion in cumulative purchases, with Marvell receiving approximately 60 million shares. While the market worried about Broadcom's TPU supply share,

Korean financial regulators extended single-stock leveraged ETF deposit requirements to overseas products on July 31, requiring investors to maintain 30 million won in cash deposits. The regulation caused trading volumes for Tesla, SanDisk,

According to EDaily reporting via Korea Securities Depository, single-stock leveraged ETF restrictions that took effect on July 31 have severely impacted U.S.-listed leveraged products, with trading volumes collapsing within 20 days. Tesla's daily 2X bull shares (TSLL) saw settlement volumes drop to

According to Guru Club, on June 4, Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index fell 1.2% to close at 5,076.81 points.

According to Jin10 Futures, the CFETS-NEX yuan liquidity sentiment index stood at 50 as of 2:30 PM on August 20, unchanged from the reading at 10:15 AM. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 representing

Korea Investment & Trust Management's ACE High Dividend Plus Covered Call Active ETF reached 1026 billion won in cumulative individual net purchases as of the previous day's closing price on the Korea Exchange, according to the company on August 20. The milestone was achieved approximately two and a

Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed up 1.4% at 66,216.79 points today, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange index gained 1.2% to finish at 4,059.73 points.

According to Jin10, Norway's State Secretary Andreas Kravik met on Wednesday with U.S. Deputy Trade Representative Jeff Goettman to discuss American tariffs of 12.5% imposed last month on Norwegian exports, exceeding the rate applied to EU goods. The two sides also discussed the possibility of

According to Korean Investment Trust Management, the ACE High Dividend Stock Plus Covered Call Active ETF saw cumulative individual net purchases surpass 1.026 trillion won on August 20, approximately 2.5 months after its June 2 listing. The monthly distribution product combines domestic high-divid

According to Trader T, Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $189.1 million on August 19, marking the highest single-day total in nine months. BlackRock's ETHA led inflows with $122.1 million, followed by Fidelity's FETH at $36.54 million and Grayscale Mini's ETH at $16.04 million. BlackRock

According to Trader T, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $517.2 million yesterday (August 19), marking the highest single-day inflow in three months. BlackRock's IBIT led with $284.7 million, followed by Ark's ARKB with $77.71 million and Fidelity's FBTC with $62.41 million.

According to Korea Exchange, on Aug 20, the exchange issued a warning to TimePortfolio Asset Management regarding its explanation of an exchange-traded fund delisting due to insufficient correlation coefficient. The exchange required the company to correct its statement, noting that outperformance r

According to Yonhap News, on August 20, SK Hynix and its union reached a preliminary agreement on 2026 salary and collective bargaining terms. The package includes a 6.3% base pay increase and a significant restructuring of profit-sharing (PS) bonuses: 40% will be paid in cash, while 60% will be